#DD4A50#DD4A50
#DD4A50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.183 H 22.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD4A50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 74, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 63.8%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.79, 57.45, 28.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.79, 64.29, 26.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.52% 0.1695 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.52% 0.183 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7190, 20.8536, 9.8375) |
| Luminance | 0.2085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.08
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.74
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.96
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.15
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.06
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD4A50 #4ADDD7
analogous
#DD4A99 #DD4A50 #DD8D4A
triadic
#DD4A50 #50DD4A #4A50DD
tetradic
#DD4A50 #99DD4A #4ADDD7 #8D4ADD
square
#DD4A50 #99DD4A #4ADDD7 #8D4ADD
split-complementary
#DD4A50 #4ADD8D #4A99DD
monochromatic
#911B20 #C5252B #DD4A50 #E77E82 #F0B1B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#DD4A50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#DD4A50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD4A50
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD4A50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD4A50 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716A4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968A4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2254D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd4a50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 74, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.183 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ef8581',
500: '#dd4a50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd4a50; $custom-light: #ef8581; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd4a50",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 74,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.551,
"s": 68.372,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6152,
"c": 0.18289,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.20849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD4A50
secondary
#A4DFDC
accent
#EBE43D
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C